A Very Bad Holiday:

(Okay, time for the ACTUAL Christmas special, also I'd like to thank Klonoa Waddle for trying to help me out with some ideas on how to share the Gospel. I'll try to start out small by having them go to church. I'll work on that in the future. Anyways, I hope u enjoy the chapter!)

(Light of Christmas is owned by Tobymac and Owl City, and of course, the Bad Guys are owned by Dreamworks and Aaron Blabey)

Wolf smiled as he drove through the city,

"Twas the day before Christmas, before the Bad Guys turned good…

When all through the city,

They cased each neighborhood."

Wolf then looked at the road as he asked something, "Did that rhyme? Is "twas" even a word?" he asked, before turning to his side, "Look, here's the thing. Our story is still set when the Bad Guys are still bad. And at the best time of the year, when all the good heist can be had." He then winked before turning to his friends.

"All right, guys, what's tomorrow?"

Snake smirked, "The Bad Guys Holiday Heist-acular!" he said, before Webs, Piranha and Shark repeated in unison!

"And what does that mean?" Wolf asked, "While all the normies with their stay home with their loved ones, or whatever…" Webs sad, "…this place turns into a ghost town!" Piranha then finished her sentence, "No guards, no fuzz!"

"This city's our heisting stage!" Shark said, "And we're gonna clean it out." Snake then said.

This was a Bad Guys tradition, alongside coming up with whatever to steal before Christmas morning.

"Oh, I want to hit up that place with all the stinky cheese!" Piranha said, before retreating to denial. "No reason. I-I don't even like it."

Snake and Shark looked at their muscle, "Okay, I like it a little!" Piranha admitted.

"Cheesy Dan's is on the list!" Wolf said for his friend, before thinking about something.

"City…Corporate…Bank." Snake said, sounding slightly on the verge of tears.

"Oh, yeah. THAT'S what we've been waiting all year for. It's gonna be the cherry on top of our criminal sundae." Tomorrow, the bank and everything else in the city would be theirs for the taking. The Bad Guys cheered and celebrated as they drove, "Ooh yeah, that's what I'm talking about."

(Meanwhile)

"Thank you, Meri Kurisumasu!" Zeke said, getting a pack of push-pops for Shark and Snake. "Okay…got the push-pops so that way Uncle Lou and Hubert won't fight. What's next on the list?" Zeke was out shopping for the holidays before the stores closed for tomorrow. Not only was he gathering extra groceries, he also was looking for his family's Christmas presents for this year. "Now that the groceries are done, I can finally start doing the actual shopping." Zeke still needed to figure out how to get the Christmas presents.

"Okay, a microphone for Tío Pepe…" Zeke thought to himself, "I'm guessing this year, Uncle Hubert wanted a Donut Maker, Aunt Webs wanted that Gundam model, what did Uncle Lou want?" Zeke made a checklist on his phone, and looked for what he planned to get Shark.

"Let's see…uh…Oh yeah! He said he wanted a new pair of specs for a costume he wanted to make!" Zeke decided to head to the super market for those things. "I still need to get Dad something, and I dunno what…" Zeke thought the best way to find things that his dad likes. Zeke then got a notification on his phone. "Oh. Big Nick is out this year, huh?" The rabbit asked. Remembering that the city likes to bring out a Christmas parade balloon of Santa Claus.

(Meanwhile)

Wolf turned the car to his left and they were passing by people. He heard someone shout at him that the street was closed, "It's the Bad Guys!" A woman shouted at them in panic, which alerted other passersby. "Better get a move on it, Wolfie." Snake said, as Wolf pressed down on the accelerator.

Civilians dropped their presents in fear of the thieves. Wolf turned another corner, hearing another scream. When he returned his eyes to the road, they saw two people holding a rope on the road, he let out a quiet, but frightened gasp. The two citizens ran back to the sidewalk, with

Wolf quickly swerving around the road. The Bad Guys didn't realize that the rope had run through the tire.

Shark looked back, slightly worried. "I think we just stole Santa." he said, Webs just smirked. "Nice one, Wolfy!" Tarantula said.

Wolf looked back for a second as citizens accused them of stealing Big Nick. "Thanks, Webs, but this wasn't what we wanted to steal!" Wolf said, "This is NOT good."

Piranha looked a little dumbfounded, "This isn't the 'Big Nick' everyone's emotionally attached to, is it?" Piranha asked.

"Oh no no no, this is a DIFFERENT Santa-shaped balloon—Of course it is!" Snake said, sarcastically. Wolf was swerving out of control as Snake tried to bite the rope off of their car. "W-Whoa! Watch out!" Wolf shouted to two people carrying presents, not wanting to hurt anybody.

As Wolf tried to keep his car steady, the balloon started floating toward their car. "I can't see!"Wolf shouted! "Get it off of me!" Snake shouted, "Who turned out the lights?" Piranha asked.

"Santa's hugging me." Shark simply said.

(Meanwhile)

"—Light of Christmas, shining through!

Our eyes, our smiles, you know it could!" Zeke was singing a Christmas song. "Okay, gotta head through Main St." Zeke said as he walked through Main St.

The rabbit then heard from a few miles away an engine revving up, really fast. "What's that?" Zeke looked up as he saw the Big Nick balloon.

"See ya, Santa!" Zeke then heard his dad's voice. "Dad?" he muttered, quietly. Piranha quietly whispered as he saw his nephew. "Chamaco! Wassup, papa?" Piranha smiled, waving at his sobrino!

Zeke waving slowly as the Big Nick balloon was trapped on the traffic light poles.

"Do…Do I even wanna knows what happened, g?" Zeke remembered that they were trying to scope out what to steal today, but he didn't expect them to try and take that Santa Claus balloon. Judging from what his dad said, he suspected this to be an accident.

Zeke's eyes widened in a bit of fear, as he saw the balloon catch on fire.

Citizens panicked, as Big Nick exploded upon impact near a building. "Oh no…" was all Zeke could say as Big Nick left a giant Santa shaped burn mark on that building.

(Later)

Zeke decided to head home, still unsure of what to get his dad. Not only that, but the current situation of Big Nick being destroyed would cause his family to worry about him, since they saw him at Main St. The rabbit quickly hid the Christmas gifts that he got under his bed. Zeke smiled and he winked and shushed his Pabu plush. "Keep the presents under wraps for me, Pabu!" Zeke whispered, but he heard the elevator.

"Zekey? Zekey, are you here?" Wolf asked, he sounded worried.

"In my room, Dad." Zeke said, Wolf ran in and hugged his kiddo, "You're okay, right? Nothing hurt?" Wolf asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay."

"Kiddo, what were you doing at Main St? I thought you were heading to the bodega to get groceries!" Shark said, "I did, but I…I was cutting through to go since the street was closed for the holidays."

Webs looked at her nephew, "Uh-huh." she said, knowing that he was clearly lying.

"I'm glad you weren't hurt there, kiddo."

"Wolf, you're worryin' too much, he couldn't have GOTTEN hurt." Snake said.

"Yeah, well, better safe than sorry, Snake." Wolf then said. "Chamaco, you get some of the goods?" Piranha asked. "I bought another pack of push-pops, so they don't fight again." Zeke whispered. "Oh, es una sorpresa, te tengo, te tengo." Piranha nodded and winked.

(Later)

Tiffany Fluffit was live on Channel 6. "—reporting live from the scene of the worst attack on this city since the introduction of electric scooters!" she explained, "Our beloved Big Nick has been destroyed by the notoriously notorious Bad Guys." All Zeke did was cringe, slightly. They didn't even INTEND for Big Nick to be destroyed. People were putting funeral candles near the building due to their mourning.

"We're a city in mourning this morning." Tiffany said, "Why?!" they turned the camera over to a woman on her knees, crying.

"Why, indeed? It's a senseless act of bah-humbuggery." Tiffany said.

The fire station was occupied trying to wash the burn marking off of the building, but it only made the Santa Claus look more terrifying. "It's never felt less like Christmas in the city." Tiffany said.

Then, she went to a security guard for his thoughts. "It's just not the holidays without Big Nick. He was like a father to me." The guard said sadly.

"Bro, what?!" Zeke and Shark asked, questioning that last statement, "Jinx!" They both said, simultaneously.

The security guard went on to say that he doesn't think he'll even celebrate Christmas tomorrow. "Probably just go into work, guard the bank like any other day and be extra attentive to distract from this monstrosity." he said before he shouted, "Why can't I look away?"

Tiffany then returned her attention to the camera, "You heard it here first. Christmas is canceled." She said

Wolf then turned off the tv, angry. "This can't be happening!" he then said.

Piranha jumped around at the rest of the couch, flailing his arms like a toddler. "THE WHOLE POINT OF CHRISTMAS MORNING IS THAT NO ONE IS AROUND TO STOP US FROM MAXIMUM HEISTING!" he shouted.

"W-We could just NOT heist this year…" Zeke muttered, quietly. "What was that, Zekey? Couldn't hear ya." Webs then said, "Oh, I-I was just saying it's a shame for you guys, you know?" Zeke said, Webs squinted her eyes at her nephew, "Uh-huh."

"B-b-but we were gonna rob the bank! And now we can't because of some dumb Santa?" Snake asked.

Tarantula then gasped, dramatically, "Take that back right now!" She said, "Santa is a criminal hero who deserves our respect, in balloon form or otherwise."

Zeke squinted his eyes a little, "What's even the point of anything?" Piranha said, sadly. Zeke patting his head. "Unless…hear me out on this. If we set our clocks back 24 hours and go to sleep now. Maybe when we wake up, none of this will have happened." Piranha suggested, Zeke nodded slightly. "That could work…I think?" Zeke said.

"Yeah, sobrino! Come on! Night, night!" Piranha then tried to fall asleep. Zeke followed along. Wolf chuckled, slightly, finding a bit of light in that moment. "If destroying the Santa balloon was all it took to cancel Christmas, then all we have to do is recreate it and boom! Christmas is back!"

Zeke brushed his ear, "Dad, Christmas isn't over just cuz some balloon was destroyed. The news over-exaggerated." Zeke pointed it out. Webs was making an air-horn sound. "That's the sound of all our problems being solved, because I'VE already made something better." Webs had said.

(Later)

The Bad Guys and Zeke were in awe as to what Webs had made.

"Robo-Claus!" she said, cackling quietly, "You made a Santa Claus mech?" Zeke asked, thinking it looked like a Transformer. "Yup, I built this bad boy for our Christmas morning bank job. I was gonna surprise you all tomorrow, but you can call me a genius now." Webs said, "Check it!"

Tarantula had pressed a button in her keyboard, which made Robo-Claus lift up the arm…that's also a flamethrower!

"¡Chicos, muévanse!" Piranha shouted, as the flamethrower was activated.

"Does Santa just HAVE a flamethrower now?!" Wolf asked, believing this is the second time that Santa has been associated with a flamethrower! The others were running in panic.

"Oh! Wrong one, sorry!" Webs apologized, "W-Well, it's surprising, that's for sure, Webs." Wolf said.

"The normies will forget ALL about their precious Santa balloon once they lay their eyes in this beaut." Webs suggested the plan.

"And it captures Santa's true nature, none of that "jolly" business."

Webs then asked Wolf to try to pilot the suit, since it needs to be operated by a driver.

"Oh, that's uh…I'm good. Thanks, though."

Webs then turned her attention to her nephew.

"Well, what about you, Zekey? Wanna pilot a Knightmare Frame?" Webster asked, teasingly. "Haha…Th-That's a joke, right?" Zeke asked.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Webs, Zekey can't pilot that thing, he's a kid!" Wolf said, "Chill, I was just joking, Wolfy!" Webs said.

"Right. 'Sides, as great as this is, the jolly component of Jolly Old Saint Nick is probably why non-criminal folks like him."

Tarantula then turned to her creation, "Don't listen. You're perfect." She whispered.

Wolf then tried to think of what to do, "If we all work together, I'm sure a bunch of criminal masterminds like us can make one silly Santa balloon." Wolf suggested that they try to remake the balloon.

(After that)

Wolf and the others all looked at the balloon. "Even I'm a little offended by this." Snake said, they looked on as the deformed Santa balloon they had made.

"Why does it have stingers?" Zeke asked, "Those are his legs." Shark said, "It looks like a jellyfish." Zeke bluntly said.

"It's worse, his beard looks like a tentacle." Piranha said, "I feel scandalized."

(Soooo…That didn't work out.)

Wolf was pacing back and forth in front of the tv, "Okay, lost some time there, but we'll figure out another way to cheer up the city in time to rob it time for Christmas morning."

Zeke took a deep breath, "Which, sure, is in like, 12 hours, so lay it on me." Wolf said, "What else says Christmas spirit?" Zeke tried to speak up in that moment, but Snake spoke up first.

"Stealing whatever we want, because, normally, guards take the day off." Snake said, sarcasm evident, "But no, not this year. They'll be at work, ruining the good thing about Christmas." Zeke just rolled his eyes, "There goes Mr. Grumpy-Pants…" Zeke said, looking annoyed. "What was that, kid?" Snake asked, "N-Nothing." Zeke then said, "'Only good thing'? What about all the classic Christmas criminals?"

Shark asked confusing a few of them.

"You know, the Grinch, Hans Gruber, and Ebenezer Scrooge?" Shark laid out the examples. "Hans Gruber?" Zeke asked, confused. "Oh, sorry, Zekey, guess you never saw that movie." Shark said, the other Bad Guys giving admiration.

"That guy's a legend. He parties with ghosts and wears a dress to bed." Piranha said. Shark hit his prop-cane on the ground, "And yet, his story has never been properly told. So, I propose we put on a show for the whole city, with me as Scrooge!" Shark explained, picking up his top hat.

"…And of all of the other characters." Shark then said, "One-Shark Show: A Christmas Carol?" Zeke asked.

"Ooh, I like the sound of that! But, without that needy, nefarious Tiny Tim tearing Scrooge down!" Shark added, Zeke just looked at him deadpanned.

Wolf's eye slightly twitched, "And I would buy a ticket to that show, but we gotta stick to all the awful stuff that people like—AAH!"

The Bad Guys then saw that the Santa balloon they made earlier was peeping at them through the window. Wolf quickly shut the window, "Oh, my favorite part of the holidays is getting a lump of coal. It really makes me feel like I'm making good choices, you know?" Piranha said.

Zeke looked at him, frowning a little. "The Naughty-List is a badge of honor." Shark then said. "Which is why I don't get why we still get presents every year." Now that the two thought about it, they never understood that aspect.

Zeke just looked to his side, "Guess we'll never know, h-heheh." Zeke said, nervously. Though Zeke wondered who was getting Tío Pepe coal every year. Tarantula looked deadpanned at her nephew.

"Maybe we can get everyone some coal." Piranha suggested, "Piranha, you're a genius!" Wolf then shouted.

"I am?"

Zeke then squinted, "So, it's coal, then?" he asked.

"No no, WE'RE going to play Santa." Wolf suggested, Zeke's mouth opened with a quiet "Ohh." as the rabbit nodded.

"No no no, are you suggesting we GIVE instead of TAKE?" Snake then asked.

Wolf walked up to Snake, "Think of it this way, we'll steal the gifts from the department store, and then break into houses to leave them."

Snake looked more confused, "That sounds a lot like Robin Hood, who's notoriously good."

"Hmm…maybe I can use this time to go and buy Dad a Christmas present."

"Whoa, Robin Hood's the worst, he ruined tights for me." Tarantula had said.

"We're only doing good for the greater bad. If folks have presents waiting for them, they'll stay home on Christmas morning, and our Holiday Heist-acular can live again." Wolf explained.

Webs then jumped to their nearby radio, "Uh, yeah, we'll also have to do with this, then."

Webs turned on the radio and it started playing loud guitar music! Everyone listened to the music in a sense of disdain. Except Zeke

"Metal Christmas!!" Zeke then shouted, lifting his arms up excitedly. "Not metal Christmas, Zekey! After the balloon incident, the radio station stopped playing Christmas music, and is broadcasting something called Doom Times instead!" Tarantula explained, "Aww…No metal Christmas." Zeke looked down, kinda sad.

"I thought you liked K-Pop, kiddo." Shark wondered, "We don't hear enough Christmas metal, Uncle Lou!" Zeke said, shouting.

Webs then turned off the radio, "Anyways, this isn't helping holiday spirit." she said, before coming up with her suggestion. If someone could break into the station, she could hack the station's antenna and street her Santa mix.

"You've had time to build a Transformer AND make a remix of Christmas songs?" Zeke asked, genuinely impressed. "Yup. And you're welcome, for coming up with this, by the way." she said, smirking.

"Good idea, Webs. All right, guys, let's do some good, so we can be bad." Wolf said. Zeke looked sad for a moment, "O-Okay, what's the plan?"

Zeke asked, with everyone looking at him. Snake and Webs looked confused, while Piranha and Shark looked a little worried. "Wait, kid, you want in? Why?" Snake asked.

"Uh…W-Well, I uh…" Zeke didn't know what to say, he was kinda hoping that he could find a present for his dad while they were out, but he didn't want to say that, it's supposed to be a secret. Plus, he wanted to see for himself if Dad would do this for better reasons.

Wolf walked up to his son, and put his hand on his shoulder. "Uh, Zekey, you may wanna sit this out…" Wolf said, "Last thing I need is you behind bars." Zeke looked at him, he wasn't really expecting that response.

"Look, you stay home, okay?" Wolf said, with a fond smile, "I'll bring us back some cocoa when we're done, sound good?" Wolf asked, "O-Only if you buy it from Mr. Teo." Zeke said, admitting he forgot to get the hot cocoa from the bodega, earlier. Wolf chuckled slightly.

"Got it, kiddo." Wolf said, kissing his son's forehead. "You head to your room for a bit, son." he then told his son, walking off to get the dry erase board.

(Later)

Zeke went out, deciding to go to the stores away from where his dad and Uncle Hubert were going for their plan. Meanwhile, Uncle Lou and Tío Pepe would handle the radio station current lacking in Christmas Spirit. The rabbit had to hurry, especially with if the stores were closed, tomorrow morning. "I still have NO IDEA what I'm gonna get Dad this year!" he thought to himself, wondering what he was gonna do.

"I gotta think, maybe…Fast & Furious 9? A new watch or something?" Zeke thought of suggestions as he ran through the streets! "Wait, I got an idea!"

"There it is!" Zeke found it, the department store! But luck would run out, as it would seem, that Wolf and Snake were already here. They were loading up the car with presents, "Luckily I prepared for this contingency." Zeke said, grabbing a rock and throwing it to the side of the store. Wolf and Snake were wondering where the rock came from.

Zeke pulled some wads of cash and pushed to where it fell off the desk. "For the damage and gifts they're taking." Zeke whispered, running for a place to hide.

"I'm gonna hafta look around when they load each present up." Zeke then said, hearing the door open again.

"So, you stealing anything for Zeke this year?" Snake asked, "I already got a present for him a week ahead." Wolf explained, "Oh, gotcha. What'd you get?" Snake said, Zeke kinda looked down. "I hope he didn't steal it." Zeke whispered to himself, but then he heard the door open once again. "Okay, now's my chance."

Zeke took the time as quickly as he could, to look for the aisle he needed to look for. "Okay, I got to find Dad's make and model…" he said, quietly.

"Oh, here it is!" Zeke found what he was looking for and quickly ran back to put some extra dollars and a sticky note. "Thx for the presents! Have a Merry Christmas and God Bless!" he wrote on it.

"This is technically still a robbery, though…" Zeke then looked down, starting to feel sad, he gasped as he heard the door open again and ran to hide.

"Is that everything?" Snake asked, "Think so, let's check some of the other aisles."

Wolf said walking farther away.

Zeke had to act fast to escape, I-I think I know how most folks are feeling about my fam, right now, Zeke thought to himself, anxious to stay out sight.

(Later)

Zeke succeeded in getting his present. "Okie-doke, g. Now I just need to hurry and make it home before Dad sees—" he then realized where he walking toward. It was one of the churches in the city. Zeke looked over and saw that the door was opened. Zeke's ears drooped as he walked into the building, Zeke then pulled out a comms radio he had, he had over heard that…Uncle Lou sounded like he was fighting someone over the line. "U-Uh, okay. Best way to say I've got time to walk in right now." Zeke took a deep breath. Part of him started to feel shame about himself as he walked in.

There was a choir happening right now as service began going on. Zeke smiled, then decided to sit down and put his hands up for prayer.

Take a deep breath, he thought to himself. "I'm sorry about…me and my family, Lord. I know we're not the best people, but…I still want to change and be forgiven." Zeke then said, "Please help them see that, too." Zeke sat there for a few more minutes before he heard close voice say, "You seem pretty lonely on Christmas Eve." Zeke opened his eyes in shock, he didn't realize that a pastor had walked up to him.

"O-Oh…'S-Sup, g?" Zeke asked, nervously smiling. The pastor simply smiled, "Hi, and while it's nice to see someone so young come to church to spend time with God, where are your parents, kiddo?" he asked, slightly stuttering.

"O-Oh, well…I, uh…M-My dad's out right now. H-He's busy, is all." Zeke said, not necessarily lying, but he felt the shame of it all the same.

"Does he know you're out here right now?" The pastor asked. "N-No…?" Zeke said, as if it were question. "Wha-Why not?" The pastor asked, slightly concerned.

Zeke looked on, "Well, I was buying him a Christmas present, but he told me not to leave home, but…I had to get something before the stores were gonna close."

The pastor nodded, "Still, a young boy like you shouldn't be traveling around alone like this." he advised, "So, why'd you come here?"

Zeke's ears picked up, "Well, I wanted to come and pray. I felt like I needed to…so…I came to pray mostly since I have time before Dad knows I'm not home." Zeke said, admitting that he felt convicted to come here.

"I see. I'm guessing that's The Lord working through your heart." The pastor said, "Hey, you're a smart pastor, right?" Zeke asked.

"U-Um…well, I'm still learning, myself, I'd like to think. Why? Is something else on your mind?" he asked.

"Well, uh…it's about my family…" Zeke started to explain, "They're…not the best people…heck, by extension, I'm not the best, I think…but by no means are they bad people, once you get to know them." Zeke's ears drooped, "Do you think…God will ever forgive us?" Zeke asked.

The pastor could see a hint of sadness in the boy's eyes as he said that, "Well, your family'd have to want that forgiveness for themselves, kiddo. God will always forgive others, but if they keep doing the things that they do and refuse to repent, God won't forgive them."

Zeke nodded, "As for you, you said you felt pushed to come here. Maybe that's a sign that God is with you right now."

Zeke smiled, slightly. He felt glad that he wanted to be forgiven, he's glad that he wanted to do better for God.

"I hope someday…they could see that there are good things they have in life." Zeke explained,

"Maybe you're in their lives, so that God could use you to help them?" The pastor suggested.

"Would they…even be happy to hear about Him?" Zeke asked.

"Well, you'll never know unless you sit down and talk about it with them, kiddo." The pastor said.

(Later)

Zeke smiled as he walked out, but he want he didn't expect was to hear his Tío Pepe's singing coming from some nearby radios!

"This Christmas, all the bells are ringin'~

And the jewels are blingin' for me~

(Ha!) I'll be stealing this Christmas, you'll see~

It's Christmas…Merry Christmas to me~"

Those were the lyrics he heard, "Not bad, Tío Pepe! Did you make those lyrics up right now?" Zeke asked.

"Aww, glad you liked it, chamaco! Wait, how are you on the line right now?" Piranha asked.

"Oh, you left one of the radios at home, so I decided to pick it up." Zeke explained, but he started running past building to building.

"Wha—Zekey, why are you panting? Are you running?" Shark asked, "U-Uh yeah, I'm just running and jumping around the couch, heheh." Zeke then said, "Wha…Okay, I know you're lying, kiddo."

Zeke looked a little nervous, "H-How's that?"

"Because the three of us can see you from the radio station!" Webs shouted over the mic, which startled the boy.

Zeke shaking, took a huge look to his left, he was near the radio station. "I-I guess I tooks a wrong turn, g. Heheh…" Zeke nervously smiled as he was caught.

(Once they're out of sight)

"Chamaco, I like this rule-breaking attitude you've got, but it's dark out, something REALLY bad could've happened to you…" Piranha scolded, "I-I know…I'm sorry." Zeke apologized. "What are you doing out here, anyway?" Shark asked, "N-Nothing, just-just checking out the cool lights they're setting up?" Zeke stuttered.

"Stop it. I know you're lying, bud." Webs said, already knowing.

"Wh-Wha?" Zeke said, "You lied about why you were on Main St, earlier. So, spill it, what's the real reason?" Webs asked.

Zeke took a deep breath, realizing he was caught. "I…was buying Dad a Christmas present." Zeke said, pulling out the model kit he bought. "Wait, what? Why? You know we get coal every year, right?" Shark asked, "Wait a sec…Zekey?"

"Are you the reason we keep getting Christmas presents each year?" The three of them asked simultaneously.

"S-Surprise?" Zeke asked, ears drooping. "This isn't how I wanted to tell you. But yes, instead of leaving you guys with coal, I decided to buy Christmas presents for you."

Piranha looked at him, "You mean 'steal', right, chamaco?" Piranha asked his nephew.

Zeke just looked to his side, unsure of what to say. "Guys, me and Snake are on our way back to the rendezvous point. Where are you?"

Webs pulled out the comms, "We'll be there in a few minutes, Wolfy." Webs explained. They waited until they were off the line to talk.

"Zekey, you wanted to do something nice for us, didn't you?" Shark asked. Zeke nodding his head, confirming. The rabbit looked down, "Are…Are you mad?" he asked, stuttering. "Yeah, we're mad." Piranha said, folding his arms like a toddler. "You could've seriously had something bad happen to you out here."

"What, d'ya think 'cuz it's Christmas, bad people take a holiday?" Webs asked. Zeke looked a little confused.

"Nadie quiere que nuestro sobrino pequeño se lastime." Piranha then said, "Wait, you guys aren't mad that I tried to do something good?" Zeke asked.

Shark put his arm on his nephew's shoulder, "Zekey, we love you. You being nice it's…well, it makes us feel a little better when we're down." Shark explained. Zeke started tearing up, hugging his uncle. "I'm sorry! I was worried you weren't gonna be happy with me about it." Zeke apologized.

Shark and Webs patted the boy's head, Piranha joining in on the hug.

"Zekey, it's okay!" Webs said, starting to feel sad. Were they making Zeke think that he needed to be bad for them to love him? The three of them didn't know how respond, but what mattered right now was calming Zeke down. "'Sides, I knew."

The three boys looked at her, "You knew?!" They all asked.

"What? You act like it's a big deal, I keep tons of secrets." Webs said. "Like the time Shark—"

Shark anxiously picked her up, "You promised not to tell!" Shark said.

"I don't remember that." Tarantula said. Zeke and Piranha giggled.

"Come on, let's go meet up with your papi and Snake, okay?" Piranha asked, smiling.

Zeke started to feel a little anxious. But he tried to take a deep breath, "Is he gonna ground me for being out here late?" Zeke asked, "Oh-ho yeah!" Shark said.

"But…we won't tell him about why you're upset, okay?"

Zeke nodded his head. "Okay then." Zeke tried to remember what the pastor said. "How do I be honest about how I know God, too?" Zeke then said. The fourth of them will later meet up with Wolf and Snake. Zeke slightly dreaded what punishment his dad would have for him.

(Okay, I'm deciding to end the chapter here. A Very Bad Holiday is a lot longer to write than I expected, I'll be honest. I'm barely at the halfway point of the special. Also, fun fact about the pastor in the bit about Zeke heading to church, I tried to base it off of my own pastor. He's like a pretty sheepish guy, but he's really humble, I feel. I'll admit that I also have a bit of trouble with advice from God. Admittedly, I'm still learning how to fully give God's Wisdom, so bear with me. Anyways, stay strong and awesome! Merry Belated Christmas and I hope u guys had a really good Christmas!)